ana kölü – balada, bala kölü – talada
/ana køly – balada, bala køly – talada/
Literal translation
the mother's heart is on the child, the child's heart is out in the glade
Intended meaning
A parent's thoughts are constantly on the child, while the child's thoughts are elsewhere; a child can never love a parent as selflessly as the parent loves the child.
- Da şöndü sabiyle barı da alaydıla. «Ana kölü – balada, bala kölü – talada», – dep burunŋulula boş aythan bolmazla.Well, children are all like that nowadays. "A mother's heart is on her child, the child's heart is out in the glade" — the old people surely did not say it for nothing.
- Ana kölü — balada, bala kölü — talada, deydile, kim biledi, ol djarlını kesini sağışı oğuna eterikdi."A mother's heart is on her child, the child's heart is out in the glade," they say; who knows, that poor woman's own worries will be enough for her.
Variants
- ana közü – balada, bala közü – talada
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 44
- Къарачай тилни фразеология сёзлюгю (1992), PDF page 34